Over the years we have often criticized local teams for the lack of diversity in their administration. Finally, it seems...
Read moreIn the NBA, 16 of the 30 teams qualify for the playoffs; same thing in the National Hockey League. In...
Read moreMajor League Baseball, being the original American pastime, is full of clichés like "Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint"...
Read moreThe hardest skill to master in sport is hitting a baseball. As a result, a batter often can have hot...
Read moreIt’s been 70 years since Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s (MLB) color barrier, and it’s been 45 years, since...
Read moreDoes anyone really care anymore? This year’s annual Jackie Robinson Day (April 15) held by Major League Baseball (MLB) has...
Read moreIs this the beginning of greater team diversity? Torii Hunter(Photo courtesy of Mike Janes Photography/MN Twins) A non-shopping “Black Friday”...
Read moreThis column continues the Only One series in which this reporter shares his experiences as the only African American journalist...
Read moreDiversity, as far as the Minnesota Twins are concerned, remains like a haystack needle. We are not social scientists, but...
Read moreThis column continues the Only One series in which this reporter shares his experiences as the only African American journalist...
Read moreBaseball, unlike football and basketball, doesn’t have a fast track to the majors. Torii Hunter was fresh out of high...
Read moreMajor League Baseball’s Reviving Baseball in the Inner Cities (RBI) youth baseball and softball program operates in all 30 MLB...
Read moreLast year the Twins had their best season in several years, finishing 83-79 for first-year manager Paul Molitor. Expectations for...
Read moreThis past off-season we saw another exodus of Black baseball players as the Minnesota Twins traded Aaron Hicks to New...
Read more“They may not all have been stars, but many of them were stars and signed by major league teams. They...
Read moreAbout a third of Minnesota Twins’ 2016 regular season games will be broadcast on Minnesota’s only Latino-owned radio station.
Read moreIt took him two years to finally put away his Gold Glove, but nonetheless Torii Hunter says he’s only “transitioning”...
Read moreDominic Frost all season has faithfully maintained one of baseball’s time-honored traditions — never mess with a streak. The Minnesota...
Read moreWhy isn’t baseball the American pastime for Blacks? My late father and late uncle hooked me to baseball as...
Read moreRandi Chapman of Potomac, Maryland, intended to purchase some team merchandise at the Minnesota Twins stadium store while in town...
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